Cabinet for the sacristy.



R. A. MOEAGHEN.

CABINET FOR THE SAGRISTY. AIPLIOATION FILED 11113.5.1903. RENEWED JUNE14,1909.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909:

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UNITED STATES PATENT O h l lC-E.

RODERICK A. MCEAOHEN, OF BARTON, OHIO.

CABINET FOR THE SACRISTY.

Application filed. March 5, 1908, Serial No. 419,397. Renewed June 14, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, RODERICK A. Mo- EACHEN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Barton, county of Belmont, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets for the Sacristy, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fire-protection cabinet designed for the sacristy.

The primary object of t 1e invention is to provide a comparatively simple and inexpensive fire-protection cabinet which is adapted for serving as receptacle for certain accessories employed in the ritual of the Roman Catholic church.

A further object is to provide a receptacle of the character mentioned which is particu larly adapted for the purpose for which it is designed, inasmuch as its arrangement is most convenient.

The novelty of the invention resides in certain improvements the exact nature of which will hereinafter appear, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, formin a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet, with its door open, showing the interior arrangement, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Referring to said drawing, in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views1 indicates the top, 2 the sides, 3 the rear wall, and 4 the bottom of a rectangular cabinet, prefer ably composed wholly of sheet metal, said cabinet having supporting legs 5 and having its interior centrally divided by a vertical partitionrwall 6. A compartment 7 is formed at one side of said partition-wall, which compartment extends from the top 1 tothe bottom 4, and rigidly attached to the top on the under side thereof and within said compartment are supporting-hooks S which are adapted for having censers 9 suspended therefrom. The opposite side of the cabinet is divided into a plurality of superposed compartments by shelves 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, said compartments being of varying heights to suit the character of the various articles which are to be contained therein. The lower compartment 15 has removably mounted therein a tray or pan 16 for containing, ashes, while the compartment 17 next thereabove is adapted for containing a spirit-lamp 18. An aperture 19 provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Serial No. 502,134.

in the shelf 13 admits the flame from the lighted lamp to a charcoal-holder or lighter 20 located over said aperture within the compartment 21. The compartment 22 next above is adapted for containing a supply of charcoal, or a receptacle 23 for same. The next above compartment 24 is relatively higher than those before described and is adapted for containing a holy-water pot and sprinkler 26, and the upperi 0st conipartment 27 is adapted for containing conserboats 28, incense 29, etc. The shelves are preferably removable, being mounted on angle-iron cleats 30 secured to the face of the partition-wall 6 and the side-all 2.

The upper shelf 10 has a slot therein the end thereof adjacent to the partition-want], and the under-lying cleat 30 attached to said partition-wall is cut away, an aperture 31 being thus formed in which is held the upper end of a box 32 for containing wax tapers, while the lower end or said box rests upon the shelf 11 adjacent to the rear wall 23. A

keeper fixed to the partition-wall 6 in an L inclined position serves to hold the box 32 close against said partition-wall. The aperture 31 and keeper 33 are so located with respect to each other and to the junction of the shelf 11 and rear wall 3 that the box 32 is held in a forwardly-inclined position which readily admits of the withdrawal of tapers therefrom without interference from the top 1.

On the under side of the top 1 is a matchreceptacle 34, and a spring-closed lid 35 closes an aperture in said top through which access is had to said box.

A hinged metal door 36 is provided on the front of the cabinet. I

In the top of the cabinet is a line 3 through which products of combustion from any of the compartments escape to the atmosphere, and a hood 38 is supported over the top of said flue whereby extraneous or foreign matter is prevented from entering the cabinet.

Having thus described invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cabinet for the sacristy comprising a casing, a vertical partition-wall dividing said easing into two sides, shelves dividing one of said sides into a plurality of c0m artments, an inclined keeper carried by said partitionwall in one of said compartments, and a slot in the shelf next above said keeper at the end adjacent to said partition-wall, said keeper and said slot being so arranged with respect to each other and the next shelf therebelow that a taper-box mounted therein is held in a forwardly-inclined position close against said partition-wall.

2. A cabinet for the sacristy comprising a casing, a vertical partition-Wall dividing said casing into two sides, shelves dividing one oi said sides into a plurality ol compartments, an inclined keeper carried by said partition- Wall in one of said compartments, a slot in the shell next above said keeper at the end adjacent to said partition-Wall, said keeper and said slot being so arranged with respect to each other and the next shelf therebelow that a taper-box mounted therein with its lower end upon the last-mentioned shelf is held in a l'orWardlv-inolined position against said partition-wall, and censer-supporting hooks carried on the under side of the top of the casing at the opposite side of said partition-Wail.

3. A cabinet for the sacristv comprising a casing, a vertical partition-Wall dividing said easing into two sides, shelves dividing one of said sides into a plurality of compartments, one oi said shelves having an aperture therein for admitting oi the passage of heat from a lighted spirit-lamp contained in the nextcompartment therebelovv 'l'or igniting a superposed charcoal-block, an inclined keeper carried by said partition-wall in one of said compartments, and a slot in the shell next above said keeper at the end adjacent to said partition-Wall, said keeper and said slot being so arranged with respect to each other andto the next shelf therebelow that a taper-box mounted therein is held in a for- Wardly-inclined position against said partition-wall.

41. A cabinet for the sacristj-x comprising a casing, a vertical partition-Wall dividing said easing into two sides, shelves dividing one of said sides into a plurality of compartments, one of said shelves having an aperture therein for admitting of the passage of heat from a lighted spirit-lamp contained in the next compartment therebelow l'or igniting a superposed charcoal-block, an inclined keeper carried by said partition-Wall in one of said compartments, and a slot in the sheii neXt above said keeper at the end adjacent to said partition-Wall, said keeper and said slot being so arranged with respect to each other and to the next shell therebelow that a taper-box mounted therein is held in a 'l'orwardig inclined position against said partition-wall, a match-receptacle onthe under side oi the top of the casing, said top having an aperture therein through which access is had to said receptacle, and a spring-closed lid cover ing said aperture.

In testimony whereof I my signature in. presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

RODERICK A. IJCEACHEN.

ll itnesses:

H. l). DUNLAP, J. C. GIBSON. 

